The Sun. — London, England, 1838-06-07 00:00:00

In a few days, Vol. I. In Imperial Octa•.o, elegantly bound, Gilt Edges, 201. Large P• n li o , a Magnificent Edition, superbly bound, 50s. SAUWDERS' POLITICAL REFORMERS, containing Portraits and Memoirs of 1. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, M.P. 2. CHARLES BULLER, Esq., M.P. 3. J. A. ROEBUCK, Esq. 4. Lord MELBOURNE. 5. J. T. LEADER, Esq., M.P. 0. GEORGE GROTE, Esq., M.P. 4 . Dr. BOWRING. 8. JOSEPH HUME, Esq., M.P. 9. Colonel THOMPSON. 10. Right Hon. G. BYNG, M.P. 11. C. P. THOMSON, M.P. 12. THOMAS WYSE, Esq., M.P. 13. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, 31. P. 14. EARL SPENCER. 15. T. FOWELL BUXTON, Esq„ 16. H. WARBURTON, Esq., M.P. 17. Lard EBRINGTON, 31. P. 18. e arl MULGRAVE. 4- * Also in Monthly P ar t s , a t 3 s . an d is. 6d. each. Lor.don : J. Saunders, Jun., 49, Paternoster-row. FURNISHED APARTMENTS, within 20 minutes walk from the City. 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The Sun...l-„c. 1837 .. 102,000 Jan. 1838 lll,OOO Feb. 1838 96,000 Mar, 1838 lll,OOO Slandard..:Jee. 1837 78,000 Jan. 1838 105,000 Feb. 1838 lOO.OOO Mar. 1838 lOO,OOO --- Globe Dec. 1837... ...... ...,... 72,000 Jan. 1838 Feb. 1838„ . Mar. 189, 6 72,000 rettrkr.•••• T . - Jec. 1837 31,000 Jan. 1838 39,000 Feb. 1838 33,000 Mar. 1838 33,000 420,000 383,000 806,000 I 36,000 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. M0rning.,...... 10 minutes after 2 Evening 15 minutes after 2 in ann. WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. 'LONDON : THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1838. We were quite convinced, from the first moment we heard of the occurrences near Canterbury, that they would provoke a serious investigation in Parliament. Accordingly, the House of Commons had no sooner assembled last night than the subject was brought under discussion. Sir ED WARD KNATCHBULL rose to move for papers relative to the commitment of COURTENAY, or Thom, to the Kent Lunatic Asylum, and to his discharge therefrom. To the motion no objection was made, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL proposed of his own accord to lay on the table some addi tional papers relative to the applications of Tuom's friends for his liberation, and the account which he had yesterday received from Dr. POORE of the whole of the unhappy transaction. It results from the frank explanations given by Lord JOHN RUSSELL relative to the discharge of THOM, that it took place in consequence of applications by THOM'S friends, backed by two Members of Parliament, one of whom was Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN, and that the Magistrates of Ke-at are in nowise responsible for his having been set at liberty. - It is due to them to state thus much dis tinctly and positively, because we thir.k them very culpa ble on other points, and a Moroi - rig Contemporary had un necessarily aggravated their misconduct by blaming them on this account. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL, who is, we believe, Chair- Man of the Quarter Sessions for the Eastern Division of Kent, who is, at, any rate, a Magistrate residing in that part of the county, and, therefore, we must be allowed to affirm, implicated in these transactions, and one of the parties re sponsible to the country for their having occurred, took the opportunity, when he moved for the papers, to vindicate the Magistrates. He said little indeed in their favour, but that little is worthy of notice. He said that the deposi tion against Timm had been sworn to, which he had seen, and, " as far as his judgment went no irre gularity had been committed." All was done accordin g to strict rule ; every step was regularly taken which thelaw prescribes ; and the result was that the lunatic and his followers wandered about for three days unchecked ; that he at length committed a brutal murder ; and then he and many of them were surrounded by soldiers and shot. What a beautiful picture does this set before us of the excellences of the law, and the talents of those who administer it ! If a country bank or two fail—if a little neglect or fraud be discovered in a Joint Stock Company—if a few of the people are joyous at a fair and get tipsy—if they choose to wande r in the fields instead of going to church of a Sunday the Legislature is dreadfully alarmed lest society should tumble all to pieces, and it hastens by some new and stringent enactment to bind together the repelling parts. But here is a case where the population, not much more numerous than the churches, the clergy and the magis trates in their neighbourhood, chew themselves thoroughly and completely ignorant; are excited into criminality by a lunatic ; are then shot by the order of the magistrates, one being a clergyman, and a legislator thinks he says enough to vindicate the system and satisfy the publie,bydeclaiingthatit was 'all quite regularly done. For bankruptcies, frauds, drunk ettess, or neglect of church-going, the Legislature is hardly responsible, but it creates and upholds the system for ec clesiastical education, and for the preservation of peace ; and for whatever flows from that system in the accustomed channels the Legislature is responsible. The regularity oe the proceedings of Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL and his brother magistrates, if they were regular, is therefore a severe condemnation of Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL and his fellow legislators. Lord JOHN RUSSELL took the same opportunity to say a word or two in defence of the Magistrates, which ought to convince them, we apprehend, of the sincerity of his often-repeated declarations in their favour, and in favour of the Church, with which they are closely linked. He has seen the Reverend Dr. POORE'S letter, and till we see it 'we shall say nothing further on the subject ; but Lord - JOHN will be mistaken if he think that his certificate to the Reverend Dr. POORE'S activity and zeal will entice from the public a verdict favourable to the Magistrates and Clergy of East Kent. We hope that the eagerness which is displayed to bring forward their defence, does not arise from a conviction that they are culpable, and that the judg ment of the House must be prejudiced. Above all, we hope that there is no where any wish to stifle a full and im partial inquiry into the whole matter, so that equal justice may be done to the suffering peasantry, the acting Magis trates and Clergymen, and the public at large. We must, however, own, that the conduct of the House of Commons last night was not such as to inspire us with muc h con fid enc e. It reminded us unhappily of the sort of regard which the Members of that House have for solem n o bli gat i ons, as k nown by their proceedings in relation to controverted elections, and their attempt to stifle the voice o f t h ose w h o then censure d th e ir proceedings. No sooner did Mr. HUME very praperly and very justly mention the name o f t h e Ch urc h, in connection with the lamentable ignorance of the people, than there were cries of " Oh," and " Q uest i on ;" an d Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL, who had volunteered a defence of the Magistrates ; mem to order, and ' put it to the Hen. Member wt 'ether, pending these inquitio, he would not post r!The his observations, The rlnodynes are all to be on ore side, and every word said on the other is to be at once put down as irritating. Mr. I-lu:,IE very properly remarked that it was only when some exciting circumstance, like the events at Canterbury, arose, that the House and public would pay any attention to the subject, and therefore he persisted in declaring that the Clergy and the Church are responsible for the ignorance of the people. He also deprecated the Ministers of the Gospel tailing the field at the head of the soldiers ; but when Clergymen, he said, " were mentioned in the House, twenty voices from the other side desired to stop his remarks ;" and so the House of Commons begins by desiring to stifle the most important part of the invest;gation. Mr. WYNN, too, condemned Mr. HUME, for making such an incidental discussion an occasion for a general attack en the Clergy. But when is the conduct of the Clergy to be spoken of, if not when the most palpa ble proofs of their insufficiency to perform that which they profess to perform, for which they are most enor mously paid, and for performing which they are held up to veneration, are fresh in the public mind ? We have all heard of the scientific theorist, who refused to behold the experiments by which his theory was refuted ; but Mr. WyNN and hissupportersin the House of - Commons are worse, for their theory is, that the Church is an admirable machine for imparting sound religious instruction to the people, and they not only refuse to examine the proofs of it; insuffi ciency, but endeavour to prevent those proofs from being brought before the House of Commons and the public. He quoted the instances of BROTHERS and JOANNA SOUTHCOTE, as if the existence of their delusions was not, with the late unhappy events at Canterbury, cumulative proofs of the inefficiency, or mischievousness of the Church. Those instances of fanaticism did not arise in the wilds of America, where man broods in almost unbroken solitude over things he cannot fathom ; but here, in the midst of our populous towns, and where we have a great number of Churches, and a vast army of paid priests, who assert that everything has been explained from the begin ning to the end of time, and that man, knowing his origin and his final fate, may cease to wonder and inquire. The great merit of an Established Church, which is inimical to religious zeal, is said to be, that it prevents fanaticism; and the examples of BROTHERS, SOUTHCOTE, and COURTENAY are all alike proofs that Mr. WYNN'S theory, which he will not allow to be examined, is a gross error. The Established Church, we can tell him and his friends, is put on its trial, and neither the sudden and ominous silence of the Tory Journals, which for the last few years have been vexing the ear of the land with its praise, nor the efforts of its friends in the House of Commons, will be able to stifle the inquiry or any longer pervert the judgment of the public. Great impatience was evinced last evening by certain Members of the House of Commons, when Mr. HOME, in his straightforward manner, called their attention to the real cause of the late disastrous and disgraceful affray in Kent. They would hear nothing said against the clergy ; nothing against ministers of peace being sent out at the head of troops to give the word to fire upon the people ; and nothing against the party who, during the half century in which they had been in office, had done nothing to dispel the woful ignorance of the English peasantry. They con sidered the time unseasonable for making remarks on the conduct of the parties concerned, and would gladly postpone any discussion on the backwardness of the Church in the cause of general education. Mr. HUME, however, was of a different opinion, because he knows from experience that it is only on the occasion of some striking occurrence, that the attention of the Legislature and the ' country can be effectually excited. The present occasion affords, therefore, strong grounds for pressing on the Go vernment the necessity of taking some steps to establish a n ttional system of education, either by support:rig- the Bill introduced by Lord BROUGHAM, or, as they possibly now have no great reerard for any measure of his, by introduc ing a Bill of their own. It is only a truism to say that ignorance is the great parent of crime. The fact is evinced every day at our Police-offices, and Criminal Courts. A great proportion of con ' via% can neither read nor write. With occasional exceptions, the commission of crimes may be traced to im perfect education. The incendiary fires were raised by the lowest and most ignorant of the peasantry ; and in coun tries where the lower classes are instructed, as in Holland, Switzerland, and Scotland, crimes are comparatively rare. With these facts before their eyes, a liberal Government is without excuse in not taking measures to put an end to the present disgraceful system. They have been nearly eight years in office, and what have they done for the edu cation of the people ?—Granted some twenty thousand pounds for building school houses ! They have neither given cordial support to Lord BROUGHAM, nor done any thing themselves ; and in this respect, as, we regret to say in some other respects, they have Liithfully imitated their predecessors. We beg the attention of our readers to a statement of cert lin Church-rate transactions which will be found in another part of our paper. It appears that the zeal, or rather fury, of the Church militant in Bungay, is not a jot abated by the scandal which its former proceedings had occasioned. On the contrary, if we may judge from the disproportion between the offence and the penalty— between the amount of the rate claimed, and the value of the articles seized in lieu of it—we must conclude that the appetite of the celebrated Mr. SCOTT and his associates for persecution and plunder, is rather whetted than satiated by their former deeds. The persecutor, we have alway s thought, has a touch of the tiger in him. The further consideration of the Copyright Bill, it will be seen, has been postponed to the 20th inst. From the discussion which took place last night, there does not appear to be any chance of its passing into a law this Session, and before another Session arrives, we trust Honourable Mem bers will have time to read the Bill, which it is es ident some of its opponents—among whom we are grieved to find Lord Joan RUSSELL—have not yet done. As the Learned Gentleman who has charge of the Bill has found it necessary to make concessions to the publishers, and intends to make some important alterations in the mea sure, it is highly desirable that the Bill should be printed in its altered form without delay. In our columns of to-day will be found extracts from two of our Provincial contemporaries—the Bath and Cheltenham Gazette, and the Birmingham Journal—commenting, in no very flittering terms, upon the conduet of the Government upon the Negro apprenticeship abolition question. We have so often deplored the general blindness of Ministers upon the Slavery question—so often lamented the ob stinacy with which they strove, as it were, wantonly to outrage the feelings of their best friends, in order to sup port the corrupt interests of a body of men by whom they are heartily detested—that we confess, we are almost as tired of harping upon this string, as we are disgusted with the conduct which rendered it impera tive upon us to think of touching it. 'We do not go quite so far as the Bath and Cheltenham Gazette—we cannot agree with that Journal in the assertion that Ministers " have exerted themselves more strongly in a bail cause than they ever did in a good one ;" neither do we hold with the Birmingham Journal, that in every instance where Ministers " have been left to the unbiassed workings of their own hearts, their conduct has been mo tived by a study to restrict, if they could not extinguish, the liberties of thepeople ;" but we do go the length of admitting that by their temporising and often sinister policy, they have raised in the minds of many of their warmest supporters two years ago, grave doubts as to whether the interests of the country could possibly suffer by the return of the Tories to power. At all events they have so stultified them selves upon the Slavery business, that we seriously believe in the event of an immediate dissolution of Parliament, not one in ten of the Whigs who voted with them for re scinding Sir EARDLEY WiLmoTT's resolution would be again returned to Parliament. Although the public have liberally responded to the ap pe.lls made to them from time to time, on behalf of the Polish Exiles, we are grieved to say that the produce of the last subscriptions have been for some time exhausted, and consequently a great number of these victims of the unparalleled villainy of Russia are now in a state of de plorable suffering. Ignorant of the language—wholly strangers to this country, where they have been forced to take refuge, having been driven out of France and Swit zerland—they.wander about the streets, unable to obtain THE StIN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 18:38. employment, or even to solicit charity. They are literally 1 starving. Many of them—a short time ago the possessors of large estates and abundant wealth in their own country — are at present some days without a morsel of food, actual!y famishing—and passing their nights in the parks, or on the commons and roadsides around the metropolis. We have seen some heart-rending instances of the ravages ‘'‘ hich famine is making upon the minds and bodies of fine young men, v.lom, no long time ago, we saw in the possession of health, strength, and highly cultivated mental powers. We know that the benevolence of the British pubic has been most generously exercised in this distressing case already. But the rightful suffering we witness amongst those noble mined and cruelly-used men, forces us once more to itn p!ore the aid of the benevolent, from motives of humanity alone, apart from all political considerations. Cape of Good Hope papers, to the 9th of March inclusive, have reached us this morning. We copy from the Graham's Town Journal of the Bth of March the fol lowing account of another appalling tragedy performed by the Kafirs or Caffers since the late dreadful murd,r of Ensign CROWE. Such are the apprehensions at the Cape of Good Hope at present, that the magazine at Graham's Town has been placed under a strong guard of the 72d Highlanders, to prevent the possibility of any sur prize, even in the capital of the Colony. The Lieutenant-Governor has offered a reward of 1001. for the apprehension of the band of Hottentot .mu:inecrs, by whom Lieutenant CnoWE was murdered ; 151. for the capture of any one of them alive, and half the sum for shooting any one of them in the bush. The offer of the last reward is immoral and disgraceful to the British name and nation. We are confident that our Government will never deliberately sanction such a mode of subduing an enemy or punishing a rebel. But we are pressed for space, and must confine ourselves to the account of the tragical occurrence referred to above : DREADFUL MASSACRE OF THE EMIGRANT FARMERS. By the mail which arrived this morning from the northern frontier, we have received the appaling intelligence of the massacre of Mr. Pieter Rctief, together with two hundred and severity persons, com prising men, women, and children ! If the acccunt furnished to us be correct, the Zoolu Chief Diogaan must, with the mo,t subtle treachery, have inveigled the Emigrants into his territories, and having acquired their confidence he roust, at a moment when they were thrown elf their guard by his specious kindness, scattered and comparatively de fenceless, have committed this savcge butchery. This is a true sample of native character, and shows what Europeans may expect when left to their tender mercies. At present time will not permit us to dweil upon this painful subject ; we therefore give the following extract from the acccunt which has just reached our hands : " Corvsaicao, 4th Marten —Agreeably to the wish of Dingaan as respects the Emigrant Farmers Fettling in his territory, Pieter Retief proceeded to take possession of such lands as that chief bad previously pointed out for that purpose. After a tiresome journey, and having passed through numbers of Dingaan's peop:e, with the most friendly intercourse, they arrived at a spot in the vicinity of Port Natal, where they established their head quarters, and on which t!.ey purposed to build a fort, &c. Two days after their arrival, Retief made known his intention of locating on separate plae,s such families as might wish to be so placed. On the fourth day these persons assem bled with their waggons and families, amounting in all to two hundred and seventy souls, men, women, and children. On the fifth day they left head quarters, and on the night of the seventh day they were sure rounded, and attacked by a commando of Dingaan's people, and all perished, including Pieter Itetief! " Intel'igence cf this dreadful catastrophe has been received by Mr. Maritz (.ormerly of Graaff-Reinet), and by him it has been forwarded to farmers residing on the Met and Modder Rivers, together with a communication that he wishes as many as are capable to join him for the purpose of giving assistance to the emigrants remaining at Retief's head quarters. In consequence, however, of a ruraeur that all are killed, the farmers are rather tardy in their movements, and some doubt is expressed as to whether they will proceed." Advices from Madrid of the 29th ult., put us in posses sion of the Duke de FEZENZAC's address to the Regent, with her MAJESTY'S answer, on his Excellency's presenta tion on the 28th, as the Ambassador of France, at the Spanish Court. It is more cordial than we expected, omitting, as it carefully does, all reference to the Quadru ple Treaty : " Senora—The King of France has bean pleased to appoint me to the honourable office of representing him in the court of your august Ma jesty. This proof of his Majesty's confidence is the more gratifying as it affords me an opportunity of congratulating your Majesty on my first presentation. The arms of Queen Isabel have triumphed ; order has been re-established among -the people—discipline amongst the troops. Such happy events are a consolation for the past, and inspire hopes of the future. God grant that Spain, persevering in the course marked out by a firm and temperate Government, may consolidate the throne of its youthful sovereign under the authority of }our Majesty. This triumph shall be due to the fortitude of a Queen, the affection of a mother ; and I shall consider myself happy if, during my mission near your Majesty's person, I shall see an end of the, misfortunes of a noble nation, about which the King feels so much interest, and which excites so lively a sympathy among all his subjects." DUTtil FUNDS.—AMSTEILIMM, JUNE 5. Money. Bills. Actual Debt,' 2% per Cent • 54' 55 Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Alcoa Si .nlic,4!,i per cent Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 79% 80 Commercial Company, 4' per c.:rit IS7!„ 1.2 , Ditto (1632 and 15.33) 5 per rent. Loan 1835, -t per cent. - Ditto 1837. 6 per cent. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—ViLxivii, MaY '.:B. Five per Cents. Metalliques FoNr per Cents. Three per Cents. ... t2.) , 3' Bank Shares --APgemeine Zeilung, June 2. ELECTION EXPENCES BILL. - . To which her MAJESTY returned the following, gracious answer : Sir—lt is very gratifying to me to see you in this court, chargo with the office of cultivating those friendly relations which happily ex. ist between France and Spain. The confidence which the King of France has placed in you is of itself alone a title to your deserving all mine. " I do not doubt of the particular interest of my august uncle and ally, or of the sympathies of France, in favour of the Spanish nation and the Queen, my beloved daughter; and I accept with satisfaction your congratulations on the recent triumphs achieved through the exertions of the faithful defenders of so just a cause." Letters from Saragossa of the 31st ult. state that all the QUEEN's troops in Lower Arragon were concentrated at Daroca, under the command of General ORAA. That officer was only waiting the arrival of PARDINAS with his division to commence operations on an extensive scale. MUNAGORRI continued to enlist followers. In the mean time the Carlists were daily growing more and more dis satisfiedi with Don CARLOS, who in his turn treated them with- more than a wonted degree of suspicion. His parti zans, however, seem persuaded that the new loan, when it arrives, will banish all distrust. The Paris Papers of Tuesday are, if possible, more bar ren of news than the few that appeared on Monday. There is nothing in them but discussions and re-discussions about subjects in which the public have ceased to take any manner of interest--such as TA LLEYRAND'S repentance , the designs of the Ministry, the military colonization of Africa, and the amount of the Budget. Paris is, at present, as dull a capital as any in Europe. The Courtiers have fol lowed the Court to Neuilly ; most of the Peers, and the wealthier Members of the Chamber of Deputies, have exchanged the atmosphere of politics for the training of vines and the cultivation of beet-root ; and those who hare not such occupations to fly to, are silently perplexed as to whether they shall visit London or Milan during the ap proaching Coronations. Our readers must, therefore, even be content with the annexed brief extracts : The Phare of Bayonne of the 2d inst., says that " the different move ments of the Queen's army are doubtless the prelude to a serious attack on Estella. By the order of General Espartero, a strong column of troops made, as we know, a reconnaissance towards that town on the 27th May. This column successively occupied Alto, Arellano, and Di castello. The Carlists, who were at first in small numbers at those places, scarcely offered any resistance, but reinforcements having since joined them, a brisk fire of musketry ensued, especially in the village of Dicastello. The Queen's troops passed the night at Allo, and on the following day retreated towards Sesma and Lorin. During this time another body of troops made a reconnaissance from Larroga to Oteisa— d rove back the Carlists' outward posts—and spread an alarm to Echaurri in the division of Sanz, which seemed to intend to pass the Arga The Sentinelle of the Pyrenees states the same facts and adds, ac. cording to the statements of some persons who have come from Navarre, General Eapartero had also arrived at Lerin, on the f2Sth, with a strong division, which was g ing to commence operations against the town of Estella. The artillery necessary fur this attack is already collected at Larragua. The same journal adds the following article : Don Carlos lett Estella, on the 29th, in the afternoon, taking the road to Guipuscoa. On the following day several military executions took place in that town.—Le Commerce, June 5. The last letter from Bayonne says that the Royalists are going to blockade Pampeluna. Measures ar..l taken to invest tht.t city very closely.—Gazette de France. FRENCH FUNDS.—Paets, JUNE 5. Five per Cents.. 110 f. 10!)f. fsc. htee per C nte., 6111 65c. Bank Actions, 2,730 f. ftente de Naples, !Sf. SOc. Roman Five per Cents.. 101 3 004%, Spanish Actives, 23 224. Spanish Passives, 478• _ B e l g ian Loan, 10 - 234 103 102,%. Belgian Bank, 1,435 f. 1,432 f. 50c. rl7ytian Loan, 415 f. Ll3coANan ON LONDON. Three per Cents. 25% P or t ug uese Loan, One month, paper. 25f. 42 c.; money, 25(.40,1 Tliree months, paler, 25f. 32%c.; money, 25f. 30., LATEST PRICES. Five ner Cents. 110 f. sc. Three per Cents., Slf. 65c, Bank Actions, 2,730 f. Romans, 101%. B e l g i a n Loan, 102 A. B e l g ian Bank, 1,432 f. ..oc. Cents. er 25%, S pan i s h Actives, 2.. N. Spanish Passives. 4 'k. H ay ti a n Loan, 445 1 . Portuguese Three p,, Brussels and German Papers have been received, from which we select the following extracts : BRUSSELS, JUNE 2.—The Commercial Council of the City of Brussels is convoked for Wednesday, 6th June. " We hear that the Editors of the Revue de Bruxelles have had a thousand copies printed olf separately of M. Dumortier's observations on the twenty-four articles, in order to send them to foreign C ourts, to the most eminent publicists, and the most influential members of th e F renc h Chambers and the English Parliament. ' BRUSSELS, JUNE s.—The Echo du Luxemburg hays, th a t G eneral Dumortier has caused notice t o be given to the Burgomaster of Hatter'ek, a village situated under the cannon of are fortress, whe re th e colours were to be hoisted, if that were done the village would be bombarded. The Journal de Luxemburg publishes a circular, dated 30th May, addressed by the Military Governor of the fortress to the Burgomaster of the Commune within the Rayon. (:ever al Dumortier expresses his regret that he has been disappointed, and his hopes that tranquillity and order would be preserved hi the Rayon by the means of mildness and persuasion, which he has constantly adopted. Unhappily the hoisting of the Belgium colours at Hortish and Nicderan even, proves that the burgomasters have listened to suggestions of emissaries seeking their own interests. He again an- nouncvs that the General of the fortress will put down all similar at tempts, and if the burgomasters have not sufficient strength to pre vent them, the military General will readily assist them, and adopt, in concert with them, all measures necessary to insure the safety of the fortress, andto protect the peaceable inhabitants of the country. • AL Van Praet, the King's Secretary has returned from his mission to Paris. NAPLES, MAY 22 —Yesterday's journal publishes a decree of the 16th May, by which his Majesty pardons the individuals accused of ; political offences in Sicily. The decree does not include the authors and ringleaders of the troubles and excesses which took place i❑ that island List year. ROME, MAY 24.—There is a very frequent interchange of couriers with the Notth, and it is said that in the last congregations very impor tant discussions took place. The Marquis Delcaretto was presented to the Pope yesterday by the Neapolitan Ambassador, Count Ludolf. The negociations between this Ambassador and our Government, respecting the differencesrelative to the &miners, have proceeded hitherto to the satisfaction of both parties, so that a favourable issue may be shortly expected. The nego:iation for the exchange of Benevento and Porte Corvo are said not to promise so satisfactory a result. BERLIN, MAY 31.—The evening before yesterday a courier arrived from [tome with the official appointments and confirmation by the Pope of Dr. Zuesgen as Administrator of the Archbishop of Cologne. In general, it appears that since Dr. Bunson's departure the Pope has manifested a more conciliatory disposition with respect to the demands of Prussia. King Leopold of Belgium has answer::d the deputation appointed to present to him an address of the Senate relative to the retaining of Luxemburg and Limburg in a manner which would give reason to sup_ pose that he would require that all Luxemburg and Limburg shall re main to Belgium. It is remarkable that King Leopold should have made a declaration that was by no means expected from him. The throne of Leopold was raised by a revolution. It was judged ad visable, for the sake of the peace of Europe, to support and con solidate it, anti King Wiliam, of the Netherlands, was the victim. But at that time the political horizon was threatening, and concessions were made, which certainly would not be made now ; and the Great European powers are all convinced that no further sacrifices can be rea sonably imposed on King William ; and should they be disposial to do this, if even (which is certainly not within the reach of possibility) they should be disposed to adjudge Limburg and Luxemburg to Belt ium, how should this be done ? The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg belongs to . Germany. The German Confederatio❑ is ready, from motives founded on the policy of Europe, to cede a portion of the Grand Duchy to Belgium, and to accept from King Wiliam an indemnity fo , it in Limburg. But the Belgians insist on keeping all Limburg, and; all Luxemburg, and taus take a province from Germany, which has nothing 'whatever to do with the Belgian revolution, end by keeping all Limburg render it impossible for King William to indemnify Germany for the loss of Luxemburg. He who can ima , gine that the London Conference will require this of King William or . the German Confederation, has certainly not got his wits about him, • yet this seems to be generally the case in Belgium. It will certainly be alleged on the part of Belgium, that a new revolution would be to effect the treaty of the 24 Articles insisted upon. It would, however, be really lamentable if the five Great European Powers could not succeed in executing the treaty of 15th November, 1831, without disturbing • tranquillity and order in Belgium. ZEALAND, JUNE 3.—We learn that the fortifications of Fort Boeth are to be considerably enlarged, and bomb.proof casemates built. —Dutch Papers, June G. It is evident from the speech of Sir Edward Knatchbul last night against Mr. Hume's Election Expences Bill, that the object of the Tories is by large expenditure to keep off Reformers ; and it is equally evident that her Majesty's Mi nisters do not see the importance of limiting as much as pos sible those expenses. Reformers who go to Parliament to do the service of the country without selfish objects are unwill ing to spend their fortunes and distress their families— Tories who look to repay themselves out of the taxes of the people do spend, and will spend, to obtain their object—a majority in Parliament. It is, therefore, we say, cause of great regret that only 43 Liberal Members could be found to support that Bill, which, if carried, would give to constituents the choice of the best men, which at pre seat they cannot have, owing to the heavy expenses sihich are declared to be illegal by the Bill. It is useless for Liberal Reformers to attempt any reform measure, if they are to be neglected by the Members as well as by the Reformeri. The Bill was lost by 71 to 43. Not one Liberal Member voted against the Election Ex pences Bill. THE COUNTY RATE BILL. It is satisfactory to observe in the division of 105 against Mr. Hume's County Rate Bill, last_night, that all were de cided Tories except the following seven, whom we regret to see in such company, voting against the principle of the Mu nicipal Reform Bill, and of having the County Rates managed by responsible persons chosen by the ratepayers, viz., Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Rolfe, Solicitor General. Sir Cutlar Ferguson, Advocate-General. Sergeant Talfourd, for Reading. Charles Shaw Lcfcvre, Hampshire. Rolleston, Colonel, Hertford. Willshere, Wm., Yarmouth. It is to be regretted that only 39 out of 340 liberal Mem bers attended to support a Bill so important. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) DOE. DE3I. TATHAM V. WII.IWIT.—GREA'P WILL CAVSE. In this important case their Lordships affirmed the judgment, in fa, your of Admiral Tatham, the heir-at-larr of John Marsden, Esq., for. merly of Hornby Castle, in Lancashire. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) DENNEY V. DERAPATD AND ANOTHER. This was an action f or excess i ve distress, in which - a verdict was given for the plaintiff, damages 301. with leave to move for a new trial on the ground of excessive damages. Mr. OGLE this day accordingly moved for a rule nisi, grounding his application upon an argument that the evidence given at the trial re. "petting the value of a pointer bitch was insufficient, or unworthy of credit.—Rule nisigranted. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Great Western steamer has been spoken wills on her passage to New York, about 150 miles west of Lunday Island. FUNDS. Consols, which closed yesterday;t9sA 1 for the Account, opened this morning at the same quotation. Reduced, 93i 94. Exchequer Bills, 67 69 prem. India Bonds, 74. Bank Stock, 2041 5. India Stock shut. In:the Foreign Market Spanish Active continues at the closing price of yesterday, 21 -3, , , to 22 !4 with Coupons; Portuguese steady at 36 %; Three per C2nts., 24%; Brazilian, 80 1 j(; Mexican, 26% ; Colombian, 27i 28; Dutch Two-and.a.Half per Cents., 551 i. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. ited. 94 3% 4 ) Ditto Bonds .. ...... .... s - pm. 3 per Cont. Cons. — Sr4h Sea Sacek ......... ......... 107 3 .6 per Cent.- Ditto Red...-. .. : ... ...... New 3;4 per Cent — 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1151..... ?CM 5 per Cent......_ — Exch. Bills, Zl,, 0 69 67 .0 om Sank L - nzAnnultlestoexpire Ditto -.............. 5( x' 69 67 70 mr. Jan. 5, 1860 Oct. 10, 1859 . ..... —j Ditto Commercial - 9 fim. Jan. 5, issr i — ' Ditto Aclvrtleed San, 5, pg.) — Bank Stock for Account... ..... April 5,18 a, — , India strick for Account..- — Jon. 5, 1870............ —! Corcols for Account 95'.i!4 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIi Austrian BOrd3 .. ...... ........ •••• PCTUVInn Bonds ..;.. .......... - Beig an P.0nei5...........-•... ..•••• - Ditto Account . . - Ditto Account, ... . - Portuguesellends - Brazilian 13eind, ..... ....... .... - Ditto Now Boni 4 r. 361 14 Ditto Account - Ditto Account .. .. 36% 1 4 1 , Buenos Arrea Bonds - - Ditto, 3 per cent. 2 4 14 Ditto Acc,-ant ..,..-.. ......... - Ditto Account .thibiar: Bonds - Prn,sian Bonds . - Ditto Account ....... -.......-- Rmatan Bonds, 1822 Ca%arnhiaa ennris ...- .... .-....- Ditto Account - Ditto Accomit ...... .---...-- - Ditto Metallic. ..... -....- - Cslumbi'ili Bonds, :&24. 27% ~ Spanish Bornis - Ditto Account - Ditto Account ............. - I)iiii9li .don ds -. ....... ...... - Ditto 80nd5.1834. 22 Ditto Account ....• ........ - Ditto Account -22% 2 Greek 80nA5........... ...... ...... - French, 5 per cent. ... ..... -f -.. Ditto Bond; 1625 ... ....... ... - --- 4 per cent. Ditto Account ,.... - 3 per Cali... NICXICnr. Bonila, 5 pr.' r cent.... -.— Exchange Ditto Account -.. ....... ..... -' Dut. - ::o, 2i per cult 55' g Ditto, 6 per cent - Ditto Account .... . Ditto . Accou.nt ......- - Ditto, 7 - 1 4 c r cient lOl N e a:•ohcsn ...... - Ditto Account - PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid: - --- Pet 7 z.hare. Brighton Railway Company 8 84, London and Blackwall Railway - 5 5% 1, ndon and Birmingham Railway Company 9O 175 London and Southampton (New) Railway lO 28% 31: nchester and Birmingham Railway 7 - Do. Do. Extension Asphalte, Claridge's Patent no Swiss ... l% Galvanized Iron Company • 3 2 %% PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, JUNE 4. 3 per Cent. Consols 93% Grand Canal I)ehs. 6 per cent. 3n44 per Cen'. Stock lOO% Ditto, 4 per cent. ... ......... .. ,-- I)itto Reduced lO O l4 Hibernian Bank - Ditto New, MO ........ l, ON City of Dublin Steam Company 112% 31.;, per Cent. Debentures - Bank Stock - Royal Canal Sock Grand Canal Stock -- cent HALF-PAST ONE. Consols have been during the morning at 95i for the Account ; Re duced done at 94, at present 93; 94. Exchequer Bills 69 67 70. India Bonds, nothing doing. Bank Stock 204 3 4. India Stock shut. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, as in the eatly part of the day, '2l; 22} with Coupons; Portuguese rather lower, 365; Three per Cents. 244; Brazilian 804 ; Colombian 275 28; Mexican 26;4, ; Dutch Two and a Half 555 Shares, little doing and prices lower, Asphalte Shares; Claridge's 6 Premium ; Swiss do. 74 Discount. THREE 0' CLOCK Congols for Account, 956 3 A short time ago Mr. Charles Clarke, a young member of a respectable family in Suflbik, embarked on board the On tario, in the St. Katharine's Dock, having paid for his voyage to New York, in which city he was about to settle. On the vessel arriving at Portsmouth, Mr. Mertill, an officer of the Sherifra of Hampshire, boarded her, and arrested Mr. Clarke for a debt of 2001. alleged to have been due by him. In vain did be assure the officer that he was not the man he sought after, or knew anything of the debt; the man of law insisted on his judgment being correct, and at length took Mr. Clarke on shore, where he kept him with especial care for two or three days, at the end of which he discovered, to his ?rear mortircation, that he was out in his judgment, for that, instead of John, he had got Charles Clarke. In tl!c interim the vessel sailed, anti the passage.money was, of course, forfeited; but the officer to make amends for his mistake, ultimately agreed to and paid over to Mr. Clarke 431. as a compensation. PARLIAMENTARY DI VISION. COUNTY RATES BILL. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6. Order for Second Reading read; Motion made, and Question proposed,—" That the Bill be now read a second time :"--Amend ment pm posed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months :"—Ques tion put, " That the word now' stand part of the Question The House divided:— MINORITY—AYES, 37. Aglionby, H. A.—Cockermouth Morris, D.—Carmarthen Baines, Edward—Leeds Musket% George A.—St. Alban's Beamish, F. B.—Cork O'Prien, NV, S.—Limerick Co. Bewes, —PI y m nut h O'Connell, John—Athlone Bridgunar, Hewitt—Ennis Parrott, J . ;.sper —Totnec:s• Brothertori, J —Salford S'eas , •, Joseiih—South Durhara Craig, W. G.—Ettiliburglishite Philys ' Mark—Manchestor Curry, William—Armagh Smith, Benjamin—Norweh Duckworth, Samuel—Leicester Strutt, Edward Derby Duke, Sir Ja.nes—Boston Stile, Sir Charies—Scarborough Eves; William—North Derby Thoriiely, Thus.—Wolverhampton ' , rote, George—London Vigor; N. A.—Carlow Co ' Handley, henry—Lincolnshire Warburton, IL—liiiitrirt ['awes, Benjamin—Larnbeth War I, H. G.—Slictlield Hawkins, J. ll.—Newoort, I. \Vight Williams, William—Coventry Hector, Cornthwa'te John—Peters- Williams, \V. A —Monmouthshire. field Yates, J. Ashton .Carlow Heh':ous-, T. Benjamin—Rock-stir Hutton, Itobert--Doblin Jervis, S.—Bridoo , t Lynch, A. H.—Galway MAJOniT Atland, T. D.—West Sonmrset .k 'Court, Capta'n—Tainworth Alsager, 11.—Surrey Alston, Rowland—Hertfordshire Attwootl, M.—Whlfehaven Barge, W.—West Norfolk Bailey, J. D.—Sudbury Baker, Edward—Wilton Barneby, Joh —Worcestershire Barrington, Lord-13erksh re dell, Matthew—S. Northumberland ord G.—Lynn Bothell, Richard -Yorkshire Blair, J. Wigtoushire Brainston, 'l'. W.—Eve.x South Broad ley, Henry—East Yorkshire Burrell, Sir C.—Shoreham Iturroughe, H. N.—East Norfolk Cayley, E. S —N. Yorkshire C!Jetwynd, Major W.—Stafford Chute, W. L. W.—West Norfolk Codringtun, C. W.—Gioucestershir Courtenay, P.—Bridgewater Crewe, Sir George—South Derby iarby, (-I,:orge —East Sussex Darlington, Earl of—Sh,opiliire D'lsraeli, 11.—Maid, , one A. IL—Southampton Douglas, Sir C E Warwick Dcwdeswell, W.—Tewkesbury Duffield, Thomas—Abingdon- Dugdale, W. S.—Warwickshire Duncombe, Hon. W.—Yorkshire Eastnor, Viscount—Reigate Egerton, NV Tatton—Cheshire Ellis, John—Newry Fergusson, Bight Han. R. C.—Kirk cudbriglit Filmcr, Sir E.—West Kent Fleming, John—Hampshire Fremantle. Sir Thomas —Backs Gib;on, 'm boy:las—lpswich Glynne, Sir S. It --FEntshirc Goddard, Ambrwe - Cricklade Graham, Right Hon. Sir J. R. G., BL—Pembroke Grimsditeh, 'l' —Macclesfield Hale, B. IL—OLmcestershire ilaiford, Henry—Lei;estershire Harcourt, G. G.—Oxfordshire Harcourt, G. S.—Bucks Heatheote, Sir W.—S liampshil a Henniker, Lord—East Suliblk Hepburn, Sir T. 8.--h-laticlin g tonsh. Herbert, lion. S.—South Wilts liinde, John Horigsoa—Ncwcastle u:4on-Tyne Hodgson, Rd.—Berwick-on-Tweed Mr. B. Hall paired off in fax Estcourt. TGLLE aS. 1-111Tre, Jose h—Kilkenny (. P.—Wolverhampto2 '—NOES, 105. tio3g, Jinnes Weir—Beverley toimes, Hon, W.—lsle of Wight Hope, a W.—W.:3 mout h nothain, Lord—Leominster I louldswort:7, T.—Nottinghamshire Howard, P. IL—Carlisle Ingham, R. -Sou h Shields Jack •on, Mr. Sorj.—Bandon , iri:ige Knatchbull, Sir E.—Vaa Kent Lefevre, C. Shaw—North Hants Lowther, J. IL—York • Lygon, M.-Gan. Iloa. H. B.—Wor cestershire; Wes , . Macken , ie, W. F.—Perblesshire Mahon, Viscount— Hertford Marton, Geo. Lancaster Miles, Wiliiam—Somersetshire lilies, It 31 —Pontefract Moreton, A. IL—Gloncesterchire Morgan, C. NI. Il.—Brecon Nicholl, J —Cal diff Ossulston, Lord—North Northum. berla , cl Packe, C. W.—Leicester, South Pakington, J. S.—Droitwich Palmer, Robert—Becks Parker, INlontogu—Devon Parke - , It. 'l' —Preston Patten, J. Wilson—Lancashire L'lumptre, John I' —East Kent rolloek, Sir F.—Huntingdon Praed, W. II —Aylesbury Pracd, \V. T.—St. Ives Pringle, Aloxander—Solkirkshire Richards, Richard—Merionethshire Rolfe, sir It. M.—Penryn Rolleston, Col.—South ...;ottingaam Round, John —Maldon Rushbrooke, Colonel—Suffolk Russell, Lord John;-Stroud Talfourd, Mr. Serjeant —Reading I hornbill, Geo.—Huntingdonshire Trevor, Lion. fl R.—Caermarthonsh Vero, Sir C. B.—East S ifiblk Vivian, John Ennis—Trim , I Waddington, It S.—West Saffbik Wilbraham, Hon. R. B.—Lane, I shire Wilshere, William—Yarmouth Wood, Colonel T.—Brecknockshire Wood, Thomas—Middlesex ' • Wotsley, Lord—Lincotrishire Wynn, Right Hon. C. W.—Moat goineryshire TELLERS. Dungannon, Lord -Durham Sibthorp, Colonel—Lincoln our of the Bill with Mr. T. G. ELECTION EXPENSES BILL,—(In Committee.) Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Bill be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph :"—Afterwards, Motion made, and Question put,—" That the Chairman do now leave the Chair :"—The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 71. Graham, Sir J. Pakington ' John S. Grimsnitch. T. Parker, N . E. N. Grimston Viscount Parker, . R. T. Hale, It llaglon Pollock, sir F. Harcourt, G. G. Praed, W. M. Hawkes, T. Pried, W. 'l'. Heathcote, Sir W. Richards, R. Herit.iker, Lord Bickford, W. Hepburn, Sir T. 13. Hound, C. G. Hind; J. H. Round, J. Hogg, J. W ' Rustbrooke, Colonel Pope, G W. Shit`ey, E. J. Houldsworth, T. Trevor, Hon. G. R. Hughes, W. B. Were, Sir C. B. Inglis, Sir R. H. Vivian, J E. Jackson, Serjeant Wadilington, H. S. Lowther, J.ll. Walsh, Sir John Lygon, lion. Hen. Wilbraham, Hon. B. Mackenzie, W. F. Williams, Rohert Mahon, Lord Wool, Colonel T. Milei, W. Wood, Captain Miles, P. S. Milne , , Richard Morgan, C. M. R Nicholl, J. Acland, T. D. A'Court, Capt. E. Attwood, M. Bagge, Barneby, John Bentinck, Lord G Blair, J. Bramston, I'. W. Sir C. M. Burroughes, N. N. ('odrington, C. W. Darby, George Darlington, Earl of Douglas, Sir C. E. Dowdeswell, \V. Duffield, I'. D. Dunzombe, W. Duncombe, A. Dungannon, L'rd Egerton, W.T. Ellis, J. E Forester, lion. G. Fremantle, Sir T. Goddard, Ambrose TF.LLEISS. Knatenbult, Sir h. C.donel Baines. E. Beamish, F. B. Dawes, Bridgman, H. Briscoe J. BritticAnn, J. Craig, \V G. Curry, W. Duckworth Duke, Sir Sarnes Ellice, Captaill Evans, William Grote, G. Handley, H. - Hawes, B. Hawkins, J. H. Mr. B. Hall paired of NORITY-NOES, Hector, C J. Hindley, C. Hobhotise, T. B. Howard, P. H. Hutton, R. Jervis, S. Lerevre, C. Shaw Lynch, It A. Moreten, Han. A. 11 Muskett, George A. 0 Brien, W. S. O'Caamell, J. Palmer, C. F. Parrott, .1. Russel!, Laid John Smith, B. Strickland, Sir G. St rtitt , Edward Talfoiir,/, T. N Thfir nely. Thomas VI got s, N. rton, 11. Willia as, W. Williams, W. A. Wilaticre, W . sloy, Lord late , „ J. A. against the Bill with TELLERS Hume, Joseph Jervis, J. Mr. T. G. Esteourt. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, Fer the Week ended; June 1, 1838, made ti; from the Retarns of the Inspectors in the diftbrent Cities and Towns in Englaw! and Wales, per Imperial Qnarter. Whc—t Ms.. Id. I Oats Barley ...... ... 31s 2d.1 Rya Myr itiA L AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat 3ls. 3 , 1.1 Oats Barley `3oi 4,1 Rye . 325. 7.1. 1 Pease 31.94.1 DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat Barley l6s. 10.4. 1 Rye THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). lIIINGERFORD MARKET. Fish to-day in fair supply. Turbot, ss. to I Ss. ; Soles, 9d. and Is. to 3s. per pair ; Lobsters, Is. to 3s. each ; Salmon, Is. 2d. to Is. 6d. per lb, for good. Meat rather languid of sale. Beef, qd. to 7d. and Sd.; Mutton, 7d. to Sd. ; Veal, Sd. to 90. ; Pork, 7d. to Sad. Vegetables much as before; and in hay and Clover no variatic,n. BILLINGSGATE INIARKET. A better supply to-day, and trade brisk. Turbot, 4s. to ISs. ; Soles, Bd. to 3s. and 4s. per pair; Lobsters, Is. to 3s. 6d. each ; Salmon, very high for crimped; other sorts, Is. to Is. 6:1. par lb. ; Mackarel, 3d. to 6d. each ; Red Mullet, 6d. to 2s. 6d. each. SPIRIT MARKET. Rum continues in good demand, and prices are firm, but not higher. The chief business is in Leelvards. Not much passing in Brandy, Corn Spirits, or Geneva, and prices unaltered. HAY MARKET. The supplies to-day were larger, and the demand continuing good, prices were firm. Meadow Hay, t;Os. to 108 s. ; Clover ditto, 100 s. to 115 s. ; Straw, 38s. to 423. per load. TA LLO W MARKET. P. Y. C. to-day 463. both ways, and not receiving much busineLs, - COLONIAL MARKET. To-day we had public sales of 609 bags Ceylon Coff,e, 201 cks. and 130 bags 8.P., and 222 bags Brazil. The Coffee market did rr_t show so much spirit to-day as yesterday ; but we do not call prices lower. Bice —9OO bags Bengal were put up to sal; and realized rather higher prices than yesterday. Pepper, 920 bags Black were put up and bought in at former prices. Cassia Lignea 320 chests sold at rather more money. British Plantation Sugar sold steadily at yesterday's prices ; 5,000 bags Mauritius Sugar were put up, and went at about former prices —if any alteration we should say rather easier, but not lower. Indeed the whole of the Colonial Market may be regarded as not showing so much spirit to-day as it did yesterday; and this we attribute to the quantity of goods that have been announced for next week, in consequence of the firmness of the market yesterday. For to.morrow we have public sales advertized of 2,153 bags 'Bengal Sugar—duty paid ; 107 hhds. Trinidad ; 1,123 bags Mauritius ; 150 hhds. new Barbadoes. Small parcels of British Plantation, Ceylon, East India, and Mocha Coffee, and 200 bags Grenada Cocoa. The im ports to-day very light.' BALTIC AND CANADIAN PRODUCE MARKET. Hemp, Pitch, Tar, and Timber are securing but a very moderate business. Swedish Iron is flat, and barely supports former prices. Ashes arc firm, but there is not much doing. COAL MARKET.— June 6. Per Ton. s. d. Hthburn Main 20 6 Holywell Ord's liedhugh Pontop Wii,dsos Townley :8 6 Wylam Walls End Dunn l7 3 Walls End Gosliirth Walls End Heaton... 2O 0 Walls End Hilda :.. ........ Walls End Killinworth Walls End Newmarch...- 1)) 9 Walls End Northumberland 2O 6 Walls End Pearuth l7 6 Walls End Belmont - 21 6 Ships arrives: sine^ t- er Tnn ;. 'I. Walls End Braddyll'a Iletton 21 9 Walls End Hasa eil 4:1 9 Walls End Hetton '.:2 3 Walls End Stewart's 22 3 Walls End Whitwell 2O 3 Walls End Hartlepool 22 0 Dixon's Butterknowl l7 6 Walls End Adelaide CO 6 Walls End Deanery. ........ Wa3s End Gordon l9 9 Walls End North Gordon Walls End Tees CO 9 Blythe l6 6 Nevill's Llanelly Walls End Elgin last market day, 7. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JUNE 6. A gcod demand was experienced for Cotton both front speculators and dealers, the former having taken 500 American. Our last quota tions were steadily maintained, and the entire sales amounted to 4,000 bags. 150 Egyptian 9d. ; 60 Surat 4Vd. ;50 Maranham Sid. ; 100 Pernam 9d. to 91d. ; 50 Bahia 81d. ; 3,590 American 5-Zd. to 80. We regret to learn that the Marquis of Sligo has been much indisposed the whole of the last week, and is still ccnfined to his house. _ _ _ . Mr. Blake of Penrith, has now in his possession a coal of the enormous weight of a ton and upwards, which was taken from the Earl of Carlisle's pit on Tindall Fell. LORD BANDON.—W e have heard most extraordi nary accounts of Lord Bandon's conduct to his tenantry. THE FUTURE.—Who rests content with the pre sent ? None. We have all deep within us a craving for the future. In childhood we anticipate youth ; in youth manhcod ; in manhood old age; and to what does that turn, but to a world beyond our own ? In SOlllO districts the loss in sheep stock is very con siderable. Many old ewes have suffered, and the hill farmer, although not so badly off as last year, is still a sufferer, in some districts to the ex. tent of a third of his entire young stock. —Dumfries Courier. ,On Saturday night about twelve o'clock, Captain Wylie, of the brig Enterprize, lying in Falmouth harbour, accompanied by his carpenter, David Frazer, and an apprentice called David Forbes, left the pier in a sailing boat to go on board his vL:sscl ; but on the pas sage the boat upset, and the whole party was drowned. The bodies have since beer discovered ; and on Wednesday an int,aest was held, when the Jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned."—Falmouth ,Express. LITERATURE. ENCYCLOPAWIA BRI TAYN I CA• Block, Edin .ttrgh, 1838. The first Part po of the seventeeth volume of tf:ispu,ar sci- Cycloptelia is now lying before us ; and in its vari.-ois entific, mechanical, and geographical discove ries it int lvdes all the most recent discoveries, which is an inestirna:llle recommendation to a work of this sort. Even t he inunda-- tion of the, Danube that took place hot the other (1 4 Y i n ' Hungary, is mentionedin the article entitled " P e sti)." fact which convinces us that the editors do not slumber over their laborious and protracted task. Under the bend " Paraguay," the reader will find some curious particular.. 4 resrk cling the home policy of the celebrated Dr. Francio,, the dictator of that South American republi c, and Ore ef. the most remarkable, but least-known, public characters of the age, who exercises a despotic influence over upwards of a million of slavish sui)jects, that even Napoleon in his most palmy days, would have shrunk from attemPtin.g' Tile Essay on " Paper Money" makes som e curious tat tic revelations, and may be read with advantage---as it as suredly will, with eagerness—by that class of p ractical men who have directed their attention to such SUbiCets- The Memoir of Tetrarch is a biographical sketch writte° with great care. The author has skilfully availed hiflii; self of the most recent researches of Ugo Fosscolo arici other commentators; and brought together , an d corrtleme within befitting limit v., a vast variety of miscellan e ous 0. '7 m otion. The critical portion of the memoir displaYs n ti f; discrimination, especially when the author brings 'lut notice the Latin compositions of Tetrarch , wh ich he 1.11.41"5' and very justly, have been commended beyond their deserts. Yet, strange to say, it was on his Latin p oems that this ' n celebrated man founded his claims to dist inction as author We quote the biographer's opinion of the cha teristics of Tetrarch as a love poet : " But Petrarch's best title to distinction rests upon his Canzoniere. It is there that he shows himself truly inspired, and display' s P e°l ,., sion all the riches of his original genius. T he ancient erotic strangers to any ennobling sentiment, had ce lebrated p leasure rat t than love. That respect for women which had so long existed am" (f -1 the nations of the North ; that worship of beauty, ennobled by recent recollections of chivalry; those feats of valour which Ware d e ! of triumph to the Ldies ; all this was wanting to pagan Pe ietY ; Pet r arch, therefore, stands alone, because his passion resembled nothino which the ancients had known. The early songs of the Troubr:(l,,ol, had embodied the natural expression of the manners of chivalry'. examples which they had presented, the traditions which they had as well as the unfortunate refinements of the Italians, their iinitatorso and the idle subtleties of the courts of love, a sad parody of the forrris; and often of the obscurities, of the sehools, had created among't mod,rns a language to which rhyme added its shaCkles ; a languallf. which was no longer the vulgar language, but yet was not that poetry. To this the lover of Laura imparted all that the superiority his genius had taught him." d of We should not omit to add, that there arc, a t the ea the Pert, a variety of engravings of birds, some of whi ch ,, li t r c a e . the scia executed with a spirit and fidelity that would have dol i g"" s old Bewick. NEGRO SC - AVERY AND MINIST-Eits# (From the Bath and Cheltenham Gazette.) And so Ministers have not scrupled to set at defiance t(re, collective intelligence and humanity of nearly t he 1 / 4 ` l . V country ; and have, .in point of fact, committedlitLirra suicide ! They have exerted themselves more st ronl7 bad cause, than they ever did in a good one ; and i dec ,i their Tory allies, they have succeeded in " . c ushionin' st ;o far as the Lower House is concerned, the important V'„r., of negro apprenticeship. As certain animals e vince afir c i o ances of life, even after they have been mortally loi ure c 'tf the Melbourne Cabinet, though it has inflicted on itsel' l o f own death-wound, may for a time wear the sernba,„on vitality, and its last convulsive writhings may be 100k -ea ,"'",„. by many as symptoms of continuing proaching dissolution ; but it can scarcely be doubted that i" demise is not very far distant. The following analysis of their votes on the thre 2 r u l. t hose which have recently taken place, will show how ) 31. , / • - trict Members of Parliament who are connected with this have acted in conformity with the sentiments of their e° ; ,.te tuents. The word " For" denotes voted FOR abolition : life, rather than oi May ' 2 '" o nt Abse i,e nt we nt Abs ent t moo , : Aga inst AtOeni; Absent Absent for yor 0 , 0 4 Absent a iose; A b s ent Ag. or Absent Against 1 AP!_ st , Absent i ,A, 31 " Absent I Against 1 Aff."l"- March 30. Somersetshire East.. Col. Gore Langton ... For Absent Wm. Miles SomersetsbireWcst.E. A. Sandford T. I). Acland Bath NV. H. L. Bruges Wells ... Richard BlaAmore For Against For For Absent Against NV. G. Hayter ..... Bridgewater Henry Broadwood Phi ip Courtenay...... Bristol ' P. W. S. Miles Hon. F. H. P. Berkeley. Taunton ltt..Hn. 11. Labouchere For Against Absent Against E. T. Bainbridge Wiltshire, North... Sir F. Burdett Walter Long Wiltshire, South—J. Benett - Fur Absent Absent Absent Absent Hon. S. Herbert Cricklade John Neeld A. Goddard ..... Salisbury W. B. Brodie W. Wyndham Westbury ...Mr. Briscoe Against Absent For Devizes Captain Dundas Malmesbury Viscount Andover .. Marlborough Lord E. B. Bruce .... Against Abs?nt Absent Absent Against H. B. Baring ...... Chippenham Joseph Neeld Captain Boldero .Earl Shelburne .Mr. Baker For For Against Caine , Wilton (From the Birmingham Journal.) she ar The Ministers have triumphed. The iniquity of vet 0 prenticeship system is to be borne yet a little longer. little longer is heaven to be defied and earth to be crutrafthe The msjority of three on Sir Eardley Wilmot's m otion 0 ij,r 22d ult. was changed on the 28th into a minority of 7 2 - t h e ft' Majesty's Ministers had declared, on the former disi slon ' r . r ied intention, by all possible means, to prevent its being S_ B i en cls forward to practical effect ; and through their Tory " 110 4 and a few renegade Reformers, they have succeeded in good the declaration. 4 ' * • The consistency, however, of a Ministry sundry times and in divers manners, abandoned every r o s t i t heY r high or low, feeble or strong, that at their political outf`a, pub so strenuously determined on maintaining, is hardly a ' i l uct is jest of remark. In another point of view their con° better suited for discussion. no , to We are aware that, on many occasions, Tye n aN l plaint* insincere Reformers, appeared somewhat hasty in cow -4 l'ito the men at present in place—we cannot say in powerizeforl prestige of their name ; their association with the do or 0 which Ini.sjioriaV, Bill, and other measures of similar pretence—the sPie n _ d it 3 32, a popularity justly acquired by the Ministry of 1831 8 " f t heir which still rested upon them—the remembranc e abrupt dismissal in 1834, and of their popular rester 0 0 the exaggerated estimate of the difficulties whicb,.. ° , 64 1 Court had placed in the way of their progress —t other considerations, some honourable, some sel°l C ondi' hitherto weighed strongly with the very charitable an°_o,evef amongst our politicians ; and, by such our censures, v 1 eye, light, have been viewed with a misjudging, if not an e „ 11'e ask such men what they think of the Ministers note t thel Remember, it is not the hay brained Radicals thataileo have resisted ; it is not our imaginary (falsely s° to oti"r grievances, that they have refused to redress; it 13 no ed t°. " wild schemes" of political change th a t they have re us i s listen. The immediate emancipation of the field ala s : a leas' .subject of earnest advocacy with the most peaceful an tic 0 00 agitating of our sects, political and religious. it is cla ys t e'' point on which the sincere and simple minded, of all w oe's have most entirely made up their minds. The evilnd pat the friends of the negro are anxious to remove is pla in 6 , 11 - AY he pable. The redress which they demand is such AS - tasted, touched, and handled. * heir P e ' The Ministry, then, we conclude, have come to c on' sent determination by no nice process of logic. ih n e left t : duct in this, as in every instance where they have be e d - is tr otl% liber ty' the unbiassed workings of their own hearts, steady desire to restrict, if they cannot extinguish , Vsli,,, C a a ; of the people ; it is entirely consistent with their 064 heir ercion Bill ; with the perpetrated injustice of thei r ,r„jice with the contemplated oppression of their Rural - a nd tP e „ -f r with their contempt of our starving artisans at borne; ; 9 of earnest approval of the military and judicial slaughtf, of the Canadian brethren abroad. The conduct and inn t ,c i- t heY Ministry are, however, a minor consideration ; an iod ar daily decreasing in imFortance, as the inevitable Pe' proaches that shall send them to their own place. f t l e ll" ness of the Chief Baron is now considered dangerous. —Dzi that _i ,_,„ CHIEF BARON.—We regret to learn bliu Erellw,- Post. ,1., othe r MARCH OF INTELLECT.—A gentleman -•-', i . r th e d tphu a e y; pt v o i s s e iti o n f g e a x s a c in h i o n o i l n a g t Edinburgh had a book-put into his Ilan " -°' I.l ila is 'erse, the querist in a te c r la ro ss g . inheritance?"—A. " Patrimon ~ .. . t • i nonl 1 re , y. What is Pa r i e " left b "Something left by a lather."—" What would you call it n mother ?" A. " Matrimony." nr i ac A POINT OF HONOUR.—We have not be--,. 0 ,i5 ateTdhtheewyoorudn.g`sitieilrmarsitafonicie;soc:__ctif:r:Nr,lot. cus'omed to look for any thing like honour in the proceedings c " ; s ea t a ti n e ,,i r r e r.p o u n mt :l tni o to n eni d t a hu y —po la nm st om . sty 'Else following ' dialogue re, erend body, and yet a point of honour was very prettily dis°;lll during a discussion on the Audit( rarder case in the General Assemb'Y_3o, Mr. Whigharn—l insist upon knowing whether Mr. Monteith Inc ended fa unquestionably honour not , and, if I have offend learned friend, I beg his pardon. • Mr. Whigham— I am satisfied. Mr. Whigham would have been . indeedhave but . Conceive the two elders : but, suppose Mr. Monteith had proved truculent, what would be r _ o c took place incien. :...... done 9 Dr. Cook for seconds!—Glasgow Argus. ,1 the HYDROPHOBIA.—TAX ON DOGS. --Unuer rgeoaisnognaobulteu,ith tnhoet to ebdeesraattits 4 above notice the'Philanthropie Society of St. George's Fields hav d e t' , tensively circulated the following e mition :—" It is recommendeei,%„,, the returns to Government of slogs kept, be at this period strictly VI ':__ mined by collectors of taxes, as the dangers of canine inatlne,.; 11: .. drophla are much increased by the great number of those animal! ..g Testing the public thoroughfares, which are kep t b y persons 001" the tax."